Fidelia De Gutierrez Obituary (2014)

Age 78 of Elgin, Illinois passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at St Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. Fidelia was born on Novmber 5, 1935 in Mexico to the union of Gerardo and Ramona (Munoz) Gonzalez. She was a loving mother to her 16 children: Vicente, Rosa, Heron, Camela (Villagom) Leonel, Fidel, Gerardo and Guadalupe De Gutierrez, also many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Arnulfo, and eight of her children. Fidelia came to America in 1988, looking for a better way of life for herself and her family. She worked as a caregiver and housekeeper for a local nursing home before retiring to spend more time with her family. Fidelia loved to cook and feed her family and anyone in the neighborhood who walked into her kitchen. Visitation will held on Thursday January 16, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Madison Funeral Home 305 Park Street, Elgin, Illinois., Elgin, Illinois 60120. Interment will be at San Rafael Cemetery, Salvatierra GTO Mexico.